I think you are over conflating “reddit-isms” and “internet-isms”. Reddit is where stuff like this has been most prominent for a while - but the whole funny naming thing has been around since the birth of the internet.
Since the birth of languages, I’m pretty sure. Young people coming up with new slang that their parents generation doesn’t understand has probably been around since people were inventing words.
I think you are over conflating “reddit-isms” and “internet-isms”. Reddit is where stuff like this has been most prominent for a while - but the whole funny naming thing has been around since the birth of the internet.
Since the birth of languages, I’m pretty sure. Young people coming up with new slang that their parents generation doesn’t understand has probably been around since people were inventing words.